December 2022 Update | Battleship Texas
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Hey y'all, we've been busy working, but we have a much-awaited update. I know it's been a bit since our last big update, but we've been awful busy in both the shipyard as well as our warehouse. Hopefully we are going to getting back to making an update at least once a month moving forward. As always, if you have any questions feel free to ask!
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Can’t believe the ship survived at San Jacinto for so long in such frail condition. A testament to how tough she is! Come on Texas!!!!
@@patchouliknowledge4455 Yeah, but no. The ship is over 100 years old. It has been extensively modified throughout its life. Those modifications we never meant to last this long. A 27,000 ton ship being supported by buoyancy blisters made from quarter inch plate and framing more then 90 years ago is damn impressive it made it this long. Ideally the blisters should have been replaced at the last dry docking, but the money wasn't there.
I totally thought the ship was going to sink at her berth before this point.
The men who built her did a fantastic job!!
@@randbarrett8706 at one point she was sitting on the bottom at her berth.
The men who build military ships know that lives depend on their work. They work incredibly hard but don’t cut corners. Technology has changed but the attitude of quality is same today as it always was.
I can't tell you how much these updates make me smile. Merry Christmas from BB-60!
Thanks! Hope y’all can make the trek and see it in dry dock!
Saw the new deck from BB-60s site! Looks beautiful. We were out there summer of 21 and had a lot of fun. Two beautiful warships here on the Gulf Coast.
@@BattleshipTexas We'll do our best!
Hey uss alabama I live a hour from you
@@tholmes2169 there's four beautiful warships I know of on the Gulf Coast. Of course, Alabama and Texas. Corpus Christi has the Lexington. Galveston has the submarine Cavalla which spotted the Japanese fleet that lead to the Marianas Turkey Shoot. Apparently, they have the Stewart as well.
My sons and I really enjoyed taking the drydock tour! As a group of history geeks, it was a once in a lifetime experience. Thank you all for offering those! I would encourage anyone who's interested to check it out while they can.
Thank y’all for coming out! We’re certainly glad to head that y’all enjoyed it!
I didn’t know you can do a drydock tour until I read the comment. Wow. On the bucket list!
I don't have the money to donate to you guys, but please keep this ship alive, it's history that needs to be preserved.
Hi, way back when pennies were donated to save Texas. It's o.k.
No problem I just did for you Merry Christmas
@@saltseaful Thank you so much! Have a wonderful Christmas
I wish I could make the trip to go visit the battleship Texas. She is one of our oldest metal warships still around.
@@paxamericania5923 I went to school in Anahuac Texas about 15 miles from the San Jacinto location in the early 1970s. My brother and I spent many days and many hours exploring her. It's a wonderful experiance and I hope you can see her some day.
I toured this ship 62 years ago. Very heartening to see it "sail" to dry dock and now to see the renovation. Thank you to all involved.
Thank you to the taxpayers of Texas and the USA! Texas taxpayers are paying $35 million and American taxpayers (Texans are double paying here) are paying $35 million extra via federal grants.
Last day trip my father ever took before he passed was to see her float past the Texas City Dike. Thank you for bringing her back to life. I look forward to the day I can take my son to go aboard this amazing ship once again.
Battleship Texas is such an icon to us history as the only dreadnought still in existence
Thank you so much for taking the time to share and upload these videos!
Texas in War Thunder?
BO A REAL ONE FOR COMMENTING HERE
HELL YEAH 💪💪💪💪
As a New Zealander, I glad to see the Texas getting the love and respect she deserves. I hope its still floating in another 100 years.
Well she doesn't have marines at the helm anymore so maybe
As long as the environmentallists allow it it will 🤷♂️
I would love to buy (as a souvenir) old parts of the ship that are being removed. Its an awesome idea! 😀
We have a few ideas in the works. Be sure to check our website for when we release them!
That dock tour sounds amazing. Walking underneath any ship in drydock is an awe inspiring experience, and I'm sure this would be mind blowing!
It’s a miracle the blisters lasted almost 100 years.
It's fantastic to see such an important part of US naval history being preserved. Well done everybody and thanks so much for the update. Colin UK 🇬🇧
I'm pleased beyond words of the restoration efforts and care our precious USS Texas is getting from Gulf Copper and Texas Parks &
Wildlife! Thank you, all! God Bless Texas!
Thanks to everyone involved in this work.
God bless Texas!
Merry Christmas
This was joy to watch in all aspects. From the lovely construction guide to being told exactly what's been going on. I can not wait to see this majestic battleship restored to her old glory!
She has $70 million to work with thankfully. Texas taxpayers are paying $35 million and U.S. taxpayers are paying an extra $35 million!!! The private donations are in addition to $70 million.
I'm a Texas resident and loving that this battleship is being restored.
Absolutely love seeing this ship getting the attention it deserves! Hoping to see the ship on the 15th of January
It will probably be longer than that Ngl that haul needs a lot of attention even the framing
@@NightmareLolbit I'm not saying that the ship will be out then, I'm saying I'm taking the dry dock tour on the 15th
This is great stuff happening to the old gal. I'm 65 years old and was in the Navy in the 1970s. Since then I have watched people year after year talking about how much repair is needed and nobody cared. Then a couple years later you hear it again but nothing would ever get done because they couldn't get the money together. I'd given up hope that it would even be patched because you can see the water being pumped out of it all the time. It was so sad that people just did not care that such a piece of History that fought over such a long period of time and so many campaigns was just being forgotten. Thank you guys so much!!!! ❤️
😭😭😭 I cannot express what it means to me to see my Texas being fixed! I was worried it would rust away to ruin and to see this update really made my day! Thank you so much for your work!
My Grandfather was on the original crew of the Texas. Hope repairs will be done soon,...a tour of the old girl is on my bucket list!!
I really like how the USA actually cares enough to try and preserve their history it makes me happy
Great explanation on the addition of the blisters. The 1920s update is a big portion of my masters capstone.
Thanks for yaw's hard work in keeping Texas history alive.
My dad and I were part of the First Texas Volunteers. He and I built the the brass helm that's in the bridge as well as helping lower rounds into the magazine.
I have toured the Texas several times in my life starting when I was a kid , absolute love the Texas, still remember playing her decks. I am a Navy Veteran a Destroyer Sailor and never miss a chance to Tour a Navy ship. I see the Alabama posted below, big shout out to her and crew, I have slept on her when my son was a scout. The Kidd in Baton Rouge is also a favorite, really a great ship to visit for any Destroyer Sailor. I have visited the Lexington and was able to see the infamous escalator that I was told many times never worked. Operated with the USS Oriskany as a plane guard destroyer on Yankee Station aboard the USS Sample. I may get to visit her in the near future, the top of her island is at 80 feet as she lies in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico, I still scuba dive so may make that dive. Glad to see the Texas is being preserved, she gave me some great memories.
I'm a native Texan that grew up in Pasadena and later Deer Park in the 80's - 90's before I left to join the military. I've been visiting the USS Texas since I was a young child, we even went out to the long straight entrance road in high school to drag race our 5.0 fox body Mustangs! Now I'm a disabled service connected veteran and would love to visit the dry dock to finally see what the ship looks like below the water. Thanks to my great memory, I can still remember the feeling, and smell of walking around her deck and inside the compartments. I could spend hours just taking in the amazing history picturing her: "Crashing over the Atlantic waves cold salty spray hitting me in the face as the lookouts scanned the water for the conning tower of a German U-boat that was hoping to attack the convoy being escorted..." My time as a proud sailor who traveled the world, late nights seeing the algae turned luminescent by the screws of my guided missile cruiser, watching flying fish glide over the water in the Philippine Sea, scanning the Persian Gulf for mines, helping launch Tomahawk missiles into Iraq, going ashore as a young white sailor in Muslim countries traveling around alone but never being afraid, late night drives in Iraq with just me and my AK-47 (they were plentiful there and reliable), night patrols around an Iraqi base making sure insurgents weren't trying to breach the perimeter, etc. I love the Battleship Texas with all my heart, thanks for making her look beautiful again!
We did the drydock tour in early December. It was amazing. You don't realize the sheer size of the ship until you are standing underneath it.
I am amazed how clean this working place is, it looks more like a hospital environment than a shipyard. Well done 👍🧑🔧
Got a good look at the work from the other side of the channel a couple of weeks ago. Bring her back to life.
I am thrilled with the update, words cannot even describe how thankful I am to all the dedication that's been going in to keep the last remaining dreadnought alive and preserved to educate and inspire all the future generations of us so called maritime world war students. Thank you, thank you, thank you a thousand times over. Keep the updates coming, it makes us all feel like we are on the restoration journey together.
Sadly dont live in texas to come see and take a dock tour but love it just the same. Keep the dreadnought alive!
Excellent detail on the blisters! Can't wait to see what yall do with the Blister plating!
When we used to live in Laporte TX, we would take our kids to San Jacinto Park and rollerblade with them. Been on Battleship Texas several times, keep its history alive. Bravo 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏.
Its awesome to see the ship being taken care of so well! She's coming along lovely! Along way to go but it looks like it's going well!
I saw the USS Ranger CV61 in dry dock at Hunter's Point San Francisco when I was 10 years old in 1963. You cannot believe how big something can be till you see a ship in dry dock. It boggles the mind that an object can be that large and actually move.
to July to July Outstanding shipmates. Press on USS Kitty Hawk CV-. Jan . 1980 to July 1983. My sister and I went down to South Pode Island to watch the USS Kitty Hawk come in. It broke my heart that they are chopping her up for scrap. Thank GOD they are not doing the same to the USS Texas. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all you guys for all the hard work you are doing.
Magnificent bow shot.
I know this is a massive amount of work but as a teenager who built BB models, this is like the greatest model building project ever!
Nice explanation of the process. It's good to see people care enough to save the Texas.
She's a beauty, no matter what condition she's in. Rooting for y'all.
It's wonderful to see the old girl getting the repairs that she needs. Long live the USS TEXAS!
I'm a texan and l thank all who are doing this for history.
God bless you Texas, and keep her brave and strong!
As someone who enjoys learning about war history (main ww1-ww2) thank you for updating us on the USS Texas. She the last of here type in the world and one day I would love to drive from Louisiana to visit her.
It’s really cool seeing all this work being but into Texas! She’s the last dreadnought/ super dreadnought left in the world, and deserves to live on!
I have been to this ship many times. Its very eary being on it but at the same time very peaceful. Truly a marvel of engineering
You have no idea how good it feels to see the Texas getting this restoration work completed.
Git er done Texas! BZ to y'all in keeping her alive.
Excellent videos, and appreciate the updates. This is an important project.
The dry dock tour was amazing and so glad we did it. Never thought I’d be able to walk under it and be that close. Keep doing what y’all are doing.
Very exciting news! Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas to you all.
It's your chance to see a relic ABOVE water Mike 😂
Fantastic work, BB-35!
Greetings from BB-62 land
Glad she’s being repaired properly. Awesome job
Visiting a super drednought was on my bucket list for years. I was so happy to be able to visit Texas a while ago and to see that she is getting more work done is awsome to see. I hope I can come back again and see that ship cleaned up.
When I lived in Houston, I used to visit The Texas a lot! She was like an old friend.
We took our grandson on a tour of her a few years ago. Took many many photos. He loved it and I can't wait to take him back aboard!
Really love these updates, huge thanks for BBNJ for sending me over to this channel!
USN P.O2 (1980-86) Thank you for keeping these "Ladies" preserved.
I had the opertunity to tour the USS New Jersey when they put her in "dry docks" back in 82/83? in Philadelphia when my 2nd duty station USS Coontz DDG40 was in dry docks there.
What a Herculean effort! Thank you for all the work you're doing to ensure generations to come can learn about this treasure!
Tell the guys and gals working on the ship, Thanks for all their dedication and hard work!
Great update! Thank you for taking the time to film this for us.
Thank you to everyone involved in the work and everyone who made this possible. Long live Texas!!!
My Uncle, a resident of Houston, took my little brother & I on two different tours of the Texas, back in the 50s / 60s. Hoping I can visit her again before I go along.
I got to tour USS Texas back in February 2016, and was aware of the issues with corrosion.
Clearly I have been under a rock, so happy to see this beautiful ship is getting the drydock it thoroughly deserves!
Thank you for the Update! I grew up in Pasadena and visited her, many many times in the '70s, and 80s - Thank you for taking care of her! I love her Texas History!
She looks amazing compared to being stuck in the mud! Good to see !
Awesome work for Battleship Texas!!! Thank you ♡♡♡
Amazing project! Thank you for the great update! Can't wait to see her back in the water!
When i was a kid i loved to go there ans go on board,was so exciting,and i visited it every year to remember what the men went through for us, also i enjoyed the SAN JACINTO MONUMENT. MY HERITAGE!!!!!!
nice to see all the work going on and to keep her in good shape
I would imagine that those derust Lasers would be a godsend for such preservation work. Wait 10-15 years and everyone will use them to remove loose rust instead of water or dry ice. Glad you guys are working so hard, but damn its alot of rust...
Thanks so much for what y’all are doing! Can’t think of a single Texan who’s not extremely proud of her. You mentioned scrap steel. My son and I are knife makers and it would be the thrill of a lifetime to make some beautiful knives form such historic material. Please let me know how I can get some.
So happy to see the grand old lady being taken care of "THE RIGHT WAY".I had no idea so much TLC was being given to her. It looks like a HERCULEAN effort is happening!!!😱🌹👌
i absolutely loved going on that ship. I'm glad they are repairing it
I was convinced the ship was going to be lost one day. I imagined there would be a leak that'd outstripped pumping capability, Texas would waffle on funding savage efforts, and eventually she'd be so flooded, rusted and damaged that salvaging would be unfeasible. I'm so glad she made it to the drydock and she has a serious chance at being preserved. Thank y'all for y'all's work on this piece of history.
Also appreciate the ad hoc history lesson. :)
Hope you keep a bunch of the steel that you take off of it to sell as souvenirs to help fund the museum. Put a small square on a plaque or something with where it came from.
If I had the money I would go to Galveston just to take that tour of the Drydock.
Thank you and your team for all your efforts to preserve this vessel! 👍🏽
Thanks again for the update. People from around the states and the world have eyes on this project. Wishing you and your team all the best as you come into the new year.
BRAVO ZULU! Last toured the TEXAS (and the San Jacinto monument) in 1960 as part of a family road trip out of Beaumont.
Great to see she's receiving the care she needs👍
I saw the Texas in 1972, as a 14 year old kid I was overwhelm. My dad served on the USS Arkansas BB33 at the end of WW2, to bad it was sunk at bikini atoll.
Thanks for the updates.
Thanks for the update. I'm looking forward to seeing more about how the work goes. 👍
thank you
I worked for a guy that was stationed on the Texas prewar. He said she was a worn out rust bucket then. Unbelievable the ship has survived to this day.
I am really proud of you guys. Thanks for yhe love you have for this ship! The last dreadnought
@Chill Will The original poster did not say this was the last surviving battleship. They stated that it is the last surviving dreadnought, which is 100% fact.
@Chill Will how about there is a difference between a Battleship and a Dreadnought and if you were truly knowledgable in these ships and the different types then you'd know that and not be arguing yourself into a hole?
Not complaining, y’all are doing.a fantastic job. Kudos to all invoked! Great to see the ship coming back from the brink. I am donating today!!!
I’m so glad this peace of history is being preserved. I can remember several times going to the Texas when I was a child hope to be able to take my kids to it someday.
Great job! Thanks for all the video's I want to see more in the future. Thanks again.
I’ve taken 2 of my sons onto this beautiful ship while at San Jacinto with the Boy Scouts. The night we spent the night onboard was a great memory. Listening to all the sounds this old ship made in the middle of the night while I was on fire watch was eye opening. Thank you to all involved.
@Chill Will hahaha. Get bent, troll. Hopefully your wish to finally get a life in 2023 will come true. Now slink along, little boy.
Dock tour! Awesome!!! thanks great video!
As a History geek. Glad to see the ol girl getting the TLC she needs. I went on Yorktown over in SC over a decade ago. Would love to visit Texas when I get the time.
WOW, this is a really good update. Thanks for giving me a better appreciation for the level of effort.
Excellent news, thank you.
Such an awesome warship and piece of American history, absolutely love the beast
I live in Mesquite Texas, I look forward to visiting the USS Texas in the Spring or Summer, When Temperatures are not 14F, Tomorrow gets to be 17F … how nice. More likely after March 17th.
We’ll see you when it’s warmer!
Cant wait to be able to head down to Texas and see her
Facinating/ If I could tripple like I would. Unfortunately at 4700 miles away, I can't just pop in. Good luck, best wishes and merry christmas.
I've been visiting the Battle Ship of Texas since I was a very little boy in the late '50s. Remember spending my 5th Grade end of year off campus school event there in May of 1966. It was always so special to me....still is! THANK YOU for what you do!